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Transcript (29 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Bernice Houghton Gerristen on September 3, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project.

Collection Number and Name

Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974

Abstract

Gerristen (b. 1912) talks about her parents and life in Promontory. Topics include social events, the Golden Spike monument, Montello and Kelton, the mail, the Houghton store, the post office, and steamships on the Great Salt Lake. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages.